Monday, May 4, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 23.
(Youcat answer) There is no insoluble contradiction
between faith and science, because there cannot be two kinds of truth.
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 159) Faith and
science: "Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real
discrepancy between faith and reason. Since the same God who reveals mysteries
and infuses faith has bestowed the light of reason on the human mind, God
cannot deny himself, nor can truth ever contradict truth" (Dei Filius 4: DS 3017). "Consequently,
methodical research in all branches of knowledge, provided it is carried out in
a truly scientific manner and does not override moral laws, can never conflict
with the faith, because the things of the world and the things of faith derive
from the same God. The humble and persevering investigator of the secrets of
nature is being led, as it were, by the hand of God in spite of himself, for it
is God, the conserver of all things, who made them what they are" (GS 36 §
1).
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment)
There is not one truth of faith that is
in competition with another truth of science. There is only one truth, to which
both faith and scientific reason refer. God intended reason, with which we can
recognize the rational structures of the world, just as he intended faith. That
is why the Christian faith demands and promotes the (natural) sciences. Faith
exists so that we might know things that are not apparent to reason yet are
real above and beyond reason. Faith reminds science that it is supposed to
serve creation and not set itself up in place of God. Science must respect
human dignity instead of violating it.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 283) The question about the origins of the world and of
man has been the object of many scientific studies which have splendidly
enriched our knowledge of the age and dimensions of the cosmos, the development
of life-forms and the appearance of man. These discoveries invite us to even
greater admiration for the greatness of the Creator, prompting us to give him
thanks for all his works and for the understanding and wisdom he gives to scholars
and researchers. With Solomon they can say: "It is he who gave me unerring
knowledge of what exists, to know the structure of the world and the activity
of the elements… for wisdom, the fashioner of all things, taught me" (Wis
7: 17-22).
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